Former England captain Wayne Rooney has likened Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike to ex-Brazilian star Romario.
Rooney stated this following his brilliant second goal against Newcastle in Saturday’s Premier League game at Anfield.
In a chat with The Wayne Rooney Show, the former Manchester United striker stated that Ekitike is the type of player he likes to watch.
“I’d be more worried if I was Isak, sat there watching,” Rooney said on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show.
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“His Liverpool career just hasn’t got up and going yet. Obviously they paid a lot of money for him and these two (Florian Wirtz and Ekitike) seem to have a real good understanding of each other’s game and they look like a real threat.
“Ekitike’s second goal in particular was brilliant, it reminds me of Romario. A little toe-poke goal but it’s instinctive.
“He is the type of player I like to watch. He’s not a number nine, he’s not a number 10. He drifts out wide, he gets on the ball, brings players into the game and he can score goals. So he’s got a bit of everything really.”
